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they live in the united states of america. and so i say to all when you point your finger and say we really don't need a government, i think we do need a government. and when we talk about standing up for our military now in these tough budget times, absolutely we should. but remember there are other overseas who also carry our flag in very dangerous areas. so let's start respecting the people for our -- who work for our government. let's make sure they have the right resources to do their job and then let our president, our talented secretary of the help work with the others to work with other world leaders to do something to really bring about stability. so, madam president, i feel very strongly about this. i guess what you're hearing from senator mikulski is grief for what's happened in libya, worry about what's happened in cairo, tension about what continues to happen in the middle east, and then frustration about what goes on here. when after all is said and done, what is said gets done and what is said is often not very
they live in the united states of america. and so i say to all when you point your finger and say we really don't need a government, i think we do need a government. and when we talk about standing up for our military now in these tough budget times, absolutely we should. but remember there are other overseas who also carry our flag in very dangerous areas. so let's start respecting the people for our -- who work for our government. let's make sure they have the right resources to do their job...
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and the united states on one approach to it. when i look at the region and i think about what the president said today, he was expressing universal rights that all americans believe in. life, liberty, freedom and democracy. they are universal but they're not necessary accepted universally in every country of the world. so you have to realize that it is not one uniform world after that we're dealing with. now, what i always like to say and putting it into context, you take the universal values and to bring them up today. i always start with 1975 and the helsinki actually accepted the boundaries of the post-world war ii period, but we made the soviet union at the time take a poison pill, which said you also must accept the right of self-determination, the right of people to freedom and the right of people to choose their own leaders. and within a few years after the helsinki final act we saw like the lesser. we saw the europeans come together on s. central european planes and the other side of the iron curtain and start to demand
and the united states on one approach to it. when i look at the region and i think about what the president said today, he was expressing universal rights that all americans believe in. life, liberty, freedom and democracy. they are universal but they're not necessary accepted universally in every country of the world. so you have to realize that it is not one uniform world after that we're dealing with. now, what i always like to say and putting it into context, you take the universal values...
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i'm in my 26th year in the united states senate. i announced a year and a half ago, a little more than that, that i would not seek reelection. so i don't have a political ox to gore here. but i am here to report what i have seen after 26 years of service here. and let me just start by saying our republican colleagues at the leadership level decided early on that their strategy to be successful was to stop things from passing in the united states senate. it is very clear that has been their strategy. that's why we have seen more than 380 filibusters in this body, which is completely unprecedented in the history of the united states senate. because the republican leader made very clear years ago his highest priority was to defeat for reelection president obama. he did not say his top priority was to solve the problems of the country. he did not say his top priority was to get our economy back on track. he did not say his top priority was to address the deficits and debt of the nation. he did not say his top priority was to improve the
i'm in my 26th year in the united states senate. i announced a year and a half ago, a little more than that, that i would not seek reelection. so i don't have a political ox to gore here. but i am here to report what i have seen after 26 years of service here. and let me just start by saying our republican colleagues at the leadership level decided early on that their strategy to be successful was to stop things from passing in the united states senate. it is very clear that has been their...
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states army, united states military, you know, on one of its bases. to me, that's just incomprehensible. so i thank you for your testimony and with that, i recognize the ranking member. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. leiter and mr. winter had said that although the chances would have been less likely that the circumstances of this tragedy at fort hood could, indeed, occur again today. could you reflect on your thinking whether it could occur today, and also what would you give for your recommendations to try and not have -- the greatest legacy we can give to these families that have lost loved ones are, i think the greatest legacy is that this wouldn't happen again to another american. could you comment on what you think in that regard? >> um, it's difficult to answer a hypothetical about the specific events that occurred at fort hood, but what i will say is highlight the nationwide suspicious activity reporting initiative. you know, one of the things that we were really successful on with this initiative is being able to bring together a lot of diff
states army, united states military, you know, on one of its bases. to me, that's just incomprehensible. so i thank you for your testimony and with that, i recognize the ranking member. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. leiter and mr. winter had said that although the chances would have been less likely that the circumstances of this tragedy at fort hood could, indeed, occur again today. could you reflect on your thinking whether it could occur today, and also what would you give for your...
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he served forty-third solicitor general of the united states from june of 2005 until june of 2008. prior to the conversation of solicitor general he served as acting solicitor general for nearly a year, as deputy solicitor general for three years and seven years of service is the longest period of continuous service, in the nineteenth century. he argued 16 cases before the supreme court including the case with which we began this conference today. mr clement received his bachelor's degree from shore -- storage town university service and master's degree in economics from cambridge university. he graduated from harvard law school as supreme court editor of harvard law review. following graduation, and the u.s. court of appeals. and he went on to serve seat chief counsel of the subcommittee on the constitution and property rights is subject today is intriguing lead in title october term 2011, a constitutional moment. please welcome paul clement. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. great to see the cato institute. is an honor to be here at the podium presenting some tho
he served forty-third solicitor general of the united states from june of 2005 until june of 2008. prior to the conversation of solicitor general he served as acting solicitor general for nearly a year, as deputy solicitor general for three years and seven years of service is the longest period of continuous service, in the nineteenth century. he argued 16 cases before the supreme court including the case with which we began this conference today. mr clement received his bachelor's degree from...
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the clerk: s. 3576, a bill to provide limitations on united states assistance and for other purposes. mr. reid: i now ask for a second reading but object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: the bill will be read for a second time the next legislative day. mr. reid: pardon me for interrupting the chair. i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, thursday, septembe 20. that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour deemed expired and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, that the majority leader be recognized and that the first two hours be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees with the republicans controlling the first half, the majority the final half. at 2 p.m. all postcloture time on the motion to proceed to s.j. res. 117, the continuing resolution be considered expired and the senate proceed
the clerk: s. 3576, a bill to provide limitations on united states assistance and for other purposes. mr. reid: i now ask for a second reading but object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: the bill will be read for a second time the next legislative day. mr. reid: pardon me for interrupting the chair. i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until...
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even in countries like the united states. that my friends explains the story of this week's islamic speech code. no one, not muslims, not non-muslims, not americans, are allowed to say anything islam is see as insulting to their religion. the intent of course of our freedom of speech and religion goodbye and that is why we we ae being forewarned today. [applause] unbelievably, last december they succeeded with both president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton's help because they push through the united nations the passage of a u.n. resolution 1618 which called upon all countries to enact laws repenting derogatory references to islam, a clear violation of our first amendment freedom of speech. and even before that in october, last october and then many prominent islamic organizations wrote a letter to the white house where they urged our white house to do a complete purge of any federal training materials from references to the ideology of islam, to ensure that all trainers in our u.s. military, our fbi and other u.s
even in countries like the united states. that my friends explains the story of this week's islamic speech code. no one, not muslims, not non-muslims, not americans, are allowed to say anything islam is see as insulting to their religion. the intent of course of our freedom of speech and religion goodbye and that is why we we ae being forewarned today. [applause] unbelievably, last december they succeeded with both president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton's help because they push...
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they are grateful to the united states of america. they have condemned this attack and this heinous crime of the assassination of four brave americans. they have said they will do everything in their power to bring these people to justice. i was there on july 7 in tripoli and i saw thousands of libyans saying, "thank you, america. thank you, united states. thank you, ambassador stevens." "thank you." because they were under the yoke of one of the most brutal dictators on earth who, by the way, was responsible for the deaths of americans in pan am 103 and the bombing of a disco in berlin. so -- and -- but there's a problem in this country. they have porous borders. they have militias running around. they have not had a government of their own in more -- forever, literally. and -- and we -- and they need our help. they need our help in providing border security, in bringing these militias under control and these weapons that are proliferated everywhere. so our mage with the paul amendment -- so our message with the paul amendment is adi
they are grateful to the united states of america. they have condemned this attack and this heinous crime of the assassination of four brave americans. they have said they will do everything in their power to bring these people to justice. i was there on july 7 in tripoli and i saw thousands of libyans saying, "thank you, america. thank you, united states. thank you, ambassador stevens." "thank you." because they were under the yoke of one of the most brutal dictators on...
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in essence the united states is not the clich and i did it is true i want the united states to the political dominance and not russia or iran and i know the limit of the europeans so it is a forgotten region that the united states is a factor whether we like it or not to be involved in that region. schenectady want to add anything? >> briefly. the ultimate struggle rests on the struggles of the people in their region for it to have legitimacy and credibility it needs to be battle and it is agreed to be a complicated battle going back to my first point to go on for a while i think the u.s. can play a role if it uses all of the tools of its power in putting diplomatic and political power to move forward. i happen to believe that here we are and this is great. it's fine. in 2012 we are in a stronger position than we were in 2006 in the middle east and was dhaka the civil war when iran was moving forward with its nuclear program when our allies was being attacked by hezbollah and they won the elections in the west bank and the stre
in essence the united states is not the clich and i did it is true i want the united states to the political dominance and not russia or iran and i know the limit of the europeans so it is a forgotten region that the united states is a factor whether we like it or not to be involved in that region. schenectady want to add anything? >> briefly. the ultimate struggle rests on the struggles of the people in their region for it to have legitimacy and credibility it needs to be battle and it...
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with the united states. this sounded to me like an ultimatum. is that what it was? was the government of israel handing the government of the united states an ultimatum. was that wise? >>ly start. i don't think . >> no. we interacted. as the deputy of defense israel was in my portfolio. i traveled israel more than 13 times. i had more than hundreds of meeting with the israel officials. i think the degree we had divergence on iran was -- how long along they are toward getting a nuclear weapon capability. we're also in lock step with them on the object of acquiring a nuclear weapon. the israelis have a shorter timeline, largely as a result of a fact they don't have the same military capabilities the united states does. they believe they can't wait as long as we can. we nee to work together to aloin our clocks. yet netanyahu is clearing expressing a israel anxiety. the president shares that concern. he said not only is a huge threat to israel it's a huge threat to the imriets. the president demonstrated when he
with the united states. this sounded to me like an ultimatum. is that what it was? was the government of israel handing the government of the united states an ultimatum. was that wise? >>ly start. i don't think . >> no. we interacted. as the deputy of defense israel was in my portfolio. i traveled israel more than 13 times. i had more than hundreds of meeting with the israel officials. i think the degree we had divergence on iran was -- how long along they are toward getting a...
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and so a credit rating cut in the united states might not actually effect the united states, but it could draw investors to look at, say, spain and italy and realize that they need to start thinking more about political risks involved in other economies. most investors are probably looking at that already -- >> i was going to ask you a question. can you say, can you tell or recall how much money left the markets when just the threat of the failure to raise the debt ceiling was out there? i mean, a lot of the instability in the markets and our economy is coming from the sort of gridlock that's here, right? >> right. it is very difficult to measure, and one of the things you'll find in looking at the economy is there's so many things going on that it's almost impossible to pinpoint one specific issue. last july and august as we were threatening to inflict a wound on ourselves, the europeans were doing one to themselves. so it's hard to see what part was the united states debt rating downgrade that led stocks to drop precipitously in august and september and what part was august, -- europe.
and so a credit rating cut in the united states might not actually effect the united states, but it could draw investors to look at, say, spain and italy and realize that they need to start thinking more about political risks involved in other economies. most investors are probably looking at that already -- >> i was going to ask you a question. can you say, can you tell or recall how much money left the markets when just the threat of the failure to raise the debt ceiling was out there?...
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of the united states on this issue? and are we -- i ask my colleagues, are we for the first time in 50 years, first time in 50 years not going to pass and send to the president's desk for signature a defense authorization bill? instead, we'll go back and forthwith filing cloture and amendments which will be allowed and not allowed, fill up the tree, blah, blah, blah, and yet the majority leader of the united states senate cannot take up the national defense authorization bill, the most important piece of legislation that this body considers, and it may be for the first time in 50 years. we must address the issue of sequestration. i again commit to making compromises, to doing things that i otherwise would not agree to, because we cannot allow this train wreck to endanger the lives of our citizens to take place. and don't take my word for it. take the word of the secretary of defense appointed by the president of the united states and our uniform chiefs appointed by the president of the united states with the advice and
of the united states on this issue? and are we -- i ask my colleagues, are we for the first time in 50 years, first time in 50 years not going to pass and send to the president's desk for signature a defense authorization bill? instead, we'll go back and forthwith filing cloture and amendments which will be allowed and not allowed, fill up the tree, blah, blah, blah, and yet the majority leader of the united states senate cannot take up the national defense authorization bill, the most...
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was he trying to destroy the united states? well, i'm going to tell you that you will not find a definitive answer to that question in my book because like so many important questions in history it has no definitive answer. i'm pretty sure that aaron burr himself didn't know exactly what was intended. now here i'm going to, i'm going to cite a distinction, remember several years ago, when donald rumsfeld was often lampooned, certainly criticized, for drawing distinction what he was talking about there, the known knowns and the known unknowns and the unknown unknowns and all of this? and jon stewart and the late night, jay leno, they got a lot of mileage. they thought this was great fun because this is obfuscation in the extreme. in fact i thought this was one of those instances where i thought rumsfeld had it exactly right. those people in the intelligence business, and i have this from some authorities in the authorities business, william casey, used to distinguish between secrets and mysteries and in the intelligence business
was he trying to destroy the united states? well, i'm going to tell you that you will not find a definitive answer to that question in my book because like so many important questions in history it has no definitive answer. i'm pretty sure that aaron burr himself didn't know exactly what was intended. now here i'm going to, i'm going to cite a distinction, remember several years ago, when donald rumsfeld was often lampooned, certainly criticized, for drawing distinction what he was talking...
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states senate and the united states of america. and we will continue to commemorate what happened so that we don't forget and dedicate ourselves to a more peaceful world. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor. mrs. gillibrand: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i ask that the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the executive session to consider the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, stephanie marie rose of iowa to be united states district judge. mr. leahy: mr. president, when the senate --. the presiding officer: there will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form. mr. leahy: mr. president, we're beginning about three minutes late and i'd ask consent the time be divided in such a way the vote still starts at 5:30. the pr
states senate and the united states of america. and we will continue to commemorate what happened so that we don't forget and dedicate ourselves to a more peaceful world. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor. mrs. gillibrand: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i ask that the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding...
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and the united states, every man, woman, and cield owes a shade over $50,000. you've been seeing the riots in greece and italy. in italy they only owe $40,000 per person. in greece they only owe $39,000 per person. yes, we are the most resilient country in the nation and that's why we are a little breathing room but it's inhaling time. it's time to figure out what we're going to do about it. now, i really did expect after the president appointed this deficit commission that when they came back with a report and it didn't have enough to force us to have a vote, but it was a report that would solve the situation. they came back with that report and i thought sure that at the state of the union speech the president would paint the same bleak picture that they painted in order to get the deficit report that they got. but instead he promoted another stimulus. had he done that bleak picture, and at the end of his speech said i'm not telling you tonight how to solve it in two weeks when my budget is delivered to the senate, you will see what the deficit commission sai
and the united states, every man, woman, and cield owes a shade over $50,000. you've been seeing the riots in greece and italy. in italy they only owe $40,000 per person. in greece they only owe $39,000 per person. yes, we are the most resilient country in the nation and that's why we are a little breathing room but it's inhaling time. it's time to figure out what we're going to do about it. now, i really did expect after the president appointed this deficit commission that when they came back...
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requirements on the united states? well, there are more than 5 1/2 million veterans living with disabilities, american veterans. they and thousands of others live with disabilities but they travel, study, work and serve overseas, often with their families. ratifying this treaty will help to ensure they enjoy the same accessibility and opportunity they do right here at home. ratifying this treaty will give the united states a well-deserved seat at the international table so the u.s. can provide its guidance and expertise and experience to other countries working to adopt laws, upgrade infrastructure and modernize facilities to meet the high standards we've already set and met. american businesses have invested time and resources to comply with the a.d.a., the americans with disabilities act. businesses in some countries are not required to comply with similar standards. compliance with the treaty levels the playing field by requiring foreign businesses to meet accessibility standards similar to those already met by amer
requirements on the united states? well, there are more than 5 1/2 million veterans living with disabilities, american veterans. they and thousands of others live with disabilities but they travel, study, work and serve overseas, often with their families. ratifying this treaty will help to ensure they enjoy the same accessibility and opportunity they do right here at home. ratifying this treaty will give the united states a well-deserved seat at the international table so the u.s. can provide...
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israel is an ally of the united states, and that the united states, when it entered that position the palestinians knowing that said we still want the united states because we know that no other country could get israel to ultimately allow a second state palestinian state next to israel because it needs the security that the united states would provide in the event it didn't turn out well as many people think it wouldn't because, if you just look at the palestinian -- the situation today, i personally am for a two-state solution. do i believe it's going to happen in my lifetime? no. do the israels want it? yes. do the palestinians want it? i don't believe it. because if they did, they would be at the table negotiating. but they haven't been for more than a year. and the reason i believe that is because they think that ultimately that can wait out the western world and ultimately have a single state in which they will overwhelm the israeli. that is why if you ask the head of the palestinian authority mohammed -- [inaudible] which is what i was looking for. you ask him, do you accept a
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that wasn't acted on here in the united states senate. and so unfortunately we are where we are, which is we're going into the election season now. we haven't dealt with the across-the-board cuts, the sequestration, haven't dealt with the issue of taxes going up on january 1 on people who created jobs in this country. and for that reason we have all these government analysts concluding the same thing and that is we are headed for a train wreck. that's what we ought to be focused on, mr. president, right now. and frankly, that's not going to happen unless we get some leadership from the president of the united states. you've got to have the president engaged, involved in these discussions if we're going to try and solve this problem. and i would hope that the leadership here in the united states senate would be a partner to that as well. i know that there are republicans here, we have tried to get votes on ways to replace the sequestration or come up with a substitute for the defense cuts that it includes. we have tried and actually gotten
that wasn't acted on here in the united states senate. and so unfortunately we are where we are, which is we're going into the election season now. we haven't dealt with the across-the-board cuts, the sequestration, haven't dealt with the issue of taxes going up on january 1 on people who created jobs in this country. and for that reason we have all these government analysts concluding the same thing and that is we are headed for a train wreck. that's what we ought to be focused on, mr....
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i'm the commander in chief of the united states military. you're going to do damage to the military of the united states. it's my responsibility as president to insist that you and congress get this thing done. i'm tpraoepd provide leadership and suggestions and help to get it done. has he done that? no. he's not said one word about us advancing or put any effort into leadership that would lead us to fix this problem. i think that's a disappointing thing; just have to say it is. maybe others think it's all right for him to lead from behind, to sit in the white house and go make speeches and not worry about the sequester, not worry about the fact we haven't passed a defense bill. i don't think so. i think you're still president of the united states even when you're running for reelection. but, i think a phone call or two to the senate leadership would get the ball moving. that's about all it takes, frankly. seems like to me the white house is perfectly happy with inaction. that's the bottom line, in my opinion. they're perfectly happy. they w
i'm the commander in chief of the united states military. you're going to do damage to the military of the united states. it's my responsibility as president to insist that you and congress get this thing done. i'm tpraoepd provide leadership and suggestions and help to get it done. has he done that? no. he's not said one word about us advancing or put any effort into leadership that would lead us to fix this problem. i think that's a disappointing thing; just have to say it is. maybe others...
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bush was the president of the united states. and we were on the brink of financial collapse, according to the description of his own secretary of the treasury. mr. president, let's remember what the economy was doing in the fourth quarter of 2008. the economy was shrinking at a rate of over 8%. in fact, it was shrinking at a rate of almost 9%. in the first month of 2009 -- the last month of the bush administration -- we lost 800,000 jobs in one month. so when people say, "are we better off today than we were then?" well, just as a factual matter, there really can be no dispute. we are dramatically better off today than we were four years ago. four years ago, we were on the brink of financial collapse. four years ago, the economy was shrinking at a rate of almost 9% and we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. now, those are facts. they cannot be disputed. today we are growing -- not as fast as we'd like. jobs are being created -- not as fast as we would like. but that is a dramatic improvement over four years ago. and let's remember
bush was the president of the united states. and we were on the brink of financial collapse, according to the description of his own secretary of the treasury. mr. president, let's remember what the economy was doing in the fourth quarter of 2008. the economy was shrinking at a rate of over 8%. in fact, it was shrinking at a rate of almost 9%. in the first month of 2009 -- the last month of the bush administration -- we lost 800,000 jobs in one month. so when people say, "are we better off...
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the united states will take all efforts to protect it. including diplomatic, economic and military action. and i just don't see that happening right now. i don't see it happening. it might be happening behind the scenes. i don't see it happening and i think the public needs to see it happening because i can take the corporations in this country see it happening. and i've talked to ceos in this country who have said they are fed up with getting punched in the face over and over and over again and nobody is doing anything about it. so they want to take their own action. they want to take, step up and they want to take some type of action. i am not suggesting that independent company start to hacked back against other organizations. but i think there's a lot more that they can do two great hostile and firemen on their networks but there's a lot more that they can do to make it more difficult for the adversary to operate in a permissive environment that they currently have. eyed equally to your sitting down with your family, your having dinne
the united states will take all efforts to protect it. including diplomatic, economic and military action. and i just don't see that happening right now. i don't see it happening. it might be happening behind the scenes. i don't see it happening and i think the public needs to see it happening because i can take the corporations in this country see it happening. and i've talked to ceos in this country who have said they are fed up with getting punched in the face over and over and over again...
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b. 1070, it's ariza that's acting, not the united states. and mexico can calibrate its response appropriately so as not to compromise the interests of those of us who live in states other than arizona. and so i think that there once was a very strong functional basis for what's called the dormant foreign affairs power which did extend to immigration in earlier supreme court cases. but i think that rationale has been, um, significantly diluted in the context of globalization. so finally, on the impact of the case, i think the kennedy decision was a conventional one but is also a consequential one. so this is going to have some importance on the ground. and in a lot of ways it's worst of both words for proponents of the s.b. 1070 case. if s.b. 1070 had been struck down, if all four provisions had been struck down, that would have given restrictionist constituencies a rallying call in washington. so i think it would have empowered restrictionists in their effort toss secure tougher federal legislation in the context of legislation, but the pact
b. 1070, it's ariza that's acting, not the united states. and mexico can calibrate its response appropriately so as not to compromise the interests of those of us who live in states other than arizona. and so i think that there once was a very strong functional basis for what's called the dormant foreign affairs power which did extend to immigration in earlier supreme court cases. but i think that rationale has been, um, significantly diluted in the context of globalization. so finally, on the...
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so don't sell the united states of america short. don't sell the american people short just because this is an election year. they can tell when you're dealing straight with them or when you're playing politics. and right now there's no more time to play politics. in fact, i got a letter just yesterday from a west virginian. james in clarksburg, west virginia, talking about the summit. here's what he said -- i quote -- "it is time for responsible members of the senate to take to the floor and tell your fellow senators it is past time for us to take responsible action to address the fiscal crisis which is our responsibility to the people who sent us here." because it's just that. there is no excuse for delaying action until after the election. no excuse. to delay it just because of an election. madam president, james got it exactly right. there is no time to waste. look, i'm not naive. i understand that some of the choices we face are going to be hard for some of us to make. i know republicans don't want to talk about revenue. i know
so don't sell the united states of america short. don't sell the american people short just because this is an election year. they can tell when you're dealing straight with them or when you're playing politics. and right now there's no more time to play politics. in fact, i got a letter just yesterday from a west virginian. james in clarksburg, west virginia, talking about the summit. here's what he said -- i quote -- "it is time for responsible members of the senate to take to the floor...
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states or how inspired they are by the people of the united states, because i think that we have all seen people and may be blessed that walter cronkite and all the rest. they saw americans at their absolute best. yes, ma'am. of curious and these stories were quite extraordinary. has there been a similar book on reporters like bob who cover the pacific like you have on this story? >> knollwood there is a diet that i know that is thinking about doing the book. [laughter] will you buy it if i do it? >> it's a fascinating story in itself. >> the pacific war i think too often gets overlooked especially the journalism and all the rest were phenomenal reporters covering the pacific i still love homer. how did you get into doing at. tell us a little bit of the book. >> my buddies at georgetown university, for history buffs and world war ii devotees when mr. cronkite passed away i was struck by two things. one is instead of the usual jd e-mails that we exchange when people leave us it is pure reference that was the death of the response. then i was struck when few of the ovaries mentioned wo
states or how inspired they are by the people of the united states, because i think that we have all seen people and may be blessed that walter cronkite and all the rest. they saw americans at their absolute best. yes, ma'am. of curious and these stories were quite extraordinary. has there been a similar book on reporters like bob who cover the pacific like you have on this story? >> knollwood there is a diet that i know that is thinking about doing the book. [laughter] will you buy it if...
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i did one thing on romney, for the longest time in his stump speech, he would say the united states was the only country on earth where we put our hands over our hearts when we say the national anthem. which was quickly disproved just by looking at youtube, people around the world going like this when they sang the national anthem. he dropped that the very next day. i don't think he ever said it again. >> he paid the price. >> maybe. >> i would say that's an example of actually changing behavior, which i think happens rarely in small increments. >> and i think the other thing, we're talking before the panel with brendan about this, i think the other thing we don't know was how many conversations are going on with campaign message people, with people making as, with speechwriters come as they are talking about wording? and how often are they sang well, if we say that the fact checkers will get us. now, i suspect that's happening a lot. but the only evidence i have had of it as a column written by connie schultz who is married to jerry brown, who said that conversation happened in the bro
i did one thing on romney, for the longest time in his stump speech, he would say the united states was the only country on earth where we put our hands over our hearts when we say the national anthem. which was quickly disproved just by looking at youtube, people around the world going like this when they sang the national anthem. he dropped that the very next day. i don't think he ever said it again. >> he paid the price. >> maybe. >> i would say that's an example of...
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and to raise a family of her own here as proud united states citizens. to these young people who identify as americans and who were brought to this nation at young ages as children or infants and who are here through no fault of their own, i urge my colleagues to offer one of the greatest gifts, one of the greatest privileges that anyone can have, which is united states citizenship so that we can say to the dreamers on someday soon, my fellow americans. thank you, mr. president, and i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum callquorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. lautenberg: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. lautenberg: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i speak as if -- the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. mr. lautenberg: -- in morning business and that we dispense with the calling of the quorum. the presidi
and to raise a family of her own here as proud united states citizens. to these young people who identify as americans and who were brought to this nation at young ages as children or infants and who are here through no fault of their own, i urge my colleagues to offer one of the greatest gifts, one of the greatest privileges that anyone can have, which is united states citizenship so that we can say to the dreamers on someday soon, my fellow americans. thank you, mr. president, and i yield the...